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Summary - LOVE MYELITIS | Author: ELORM BEENIE (© Copyright 2010)
“…LOVE is a disease; you wish you would never get infected but it is inevitable. LOVE is contagious. You wish you can live without it, yet you cannot. Once you’re caught in it, you forget about every other thing in the world. It’s like you’re blindfolded when you fall in LOVE. Everything looks so perfect to you but not until you get caught in an emotional glitch, then you’d run away and loathe LOVE…”
It is the most talked about, the most cherished, the eternally sought for yet the most delicate game to play on earth. LOVE is its name, even great men and people in the hall of fame still cannot overpower this game – LOVE. This alone explains how cumbersome LOVE is. People play it staying happy forever, others play it losing their lives, losing their jobs, and even property. Others play it missing their flights while others play it breaking their hearts. It can lead you into worst circumstances; it can make you act weirdly and the whole world would never understand why you acted as such. It can make the whole world worship you; it can make the whole world hate you – LOVE.
Sometimes I wish there was nothing like broken heart in love but it would be very uncanny to assume as such. Indeed, if there were no broken hearts, LOVE would be a very boring business. If not all, most of us who have had intimate relationships have suffered at least one instance of broken heart. Broken heartedness though can be thorny, on the other hand, helps us to strategize and restructure ourselves before entering another relationship, unless the driving force behind that fondness is wholly masked with LUST.
Frequently, when our love boats wreck we tend to blame our love partners unreservedly. Countless accusations, abstract curses and unprintable insults are laced with these blames we perpetually cast on them whereas it could be that, the love split was caused by us OR we were also part of the situations that led to the “love wreckage”. If truth be told, only one in a million of us acquiesce blames on ourselves for break-ups in relationships. The rest would never accept the truth that they were the cause OR perhaps part of the problem leading to the love break-up.
This book, however, is not a digest meant to cast guilt on anybody or prove condemnatory. Rather, it unveils many of the little but vital things we all go through in love yet somewhat neglect, which turn around to haunt us. The book title – LOVE MYELITIS – in itself explains the premise on which the book is written. The first part of the book title – LOVE – is as easy as anything to comprehend. It is the feeling of tender affection for somebody or something. It could also mean a passionate feeling of romantic desire, sexual sensitivity or a profound crave for somebody. Falling in LOVE is simple; anyone can fall in LOVE anywhere, anytime, anyhow but sustaining LOVE is problematic! This problematic side of LOVE is what is paired with the second part of the book title – MYELITIS. The word “MYELITIS” is a two-word Greek combination. MYELITIS was derived from two Greek words; MYELO- SPINAL CORD or BONE MARROW, and ITIS-INFLAMMATION. Hence, the term “MYELITIS” means THE INFLAMMATION OF THE BONE MARROWS or INFLAMMATION OF THE SPINAL CORD. The word “MYELITIS” is undeniably symbolic of the medical field with a common example as POLIOMYELITIS which is a severe infectious viral disease, usually affecting children or young adults. POLIOMYELITIS inflames the brainstem and spinal cord; sometimes leading to loss of voluntary movement and muscular wasting. The infusion of this uncommon word – MYELITIS – as part of the book title is employed in order to explain how thorny LOVE is. It also explains the effects of broken hearts or love wreckages; how injurious it can be. When broken hearts occur, it is likened to an ABSTRACT SICKNESS which affects the heart and disturbs the mind. This abstract sickness however, as defined by the author is the INFLAMMATION OF THE EMOTIONAL SPINE that cripples an individual who has been outfoxed by LOVE, thus, explains the book title – LOVE MYELITIS.
Careful study of each of the chapters in this book would reveal and also inform the reader about some petite but vital ingredients that combine to make a good LOVE recipé. The book actually stems from the genesis of love, which mainly begins from our infant days at school (since most of our initial life moments are lived there). It uncovers tangible love tales from the challenging experiences young folks go through at school trying to nurture love among themselves, furtively. Because these things are mostly done secretly among the young folk, they are exposed to many perilous things, which are best known to them yet they find it difficult to express openly. Sometimes, they wish they could share some of such experiences with their parents or the elderly but due to fear of being misunderstood or stigmatized, they keep such issues to themselves or continue to wallow in their love wooziness, which results in “emotional sicknesses” which they harbour within continually, hence cannot be cured. LOVE MYELITIS is a digest which exhumes such circumstances to the elderly. This however, is not meant to expose the negatives or creepy behaviours of the younger folks; rather, this book is meant to explain and educate parents and the elderly about some of the ordeals that young folks, especially teenagers go through. After reading this book, it is in my sincerest hope that parents, guardians and the elderly would make time to assist their wards as well as other young folks and guide them in their relationships – on the pros and cons – so as to avoid or minimize the thorny ordeals they go through. Also, I am telling my own story in order to free the minds of many “frustrated” youths who in one way or the other have found themselves in similar circumstances as me, to FREELY tell their stories (not just love) as well; to educate, caution and entertain us all. It is on the basis of this thesis that one would find – after reading – that LOVE MYELITIS is not just a digest for the youth but a BOOK FOR ALL AGES.
Another interesting thing uncovered in this book is a typical slum life within an African community. The book opens the reader to life in the ghetto. As it revolves around the toilsome lifestyle in the ghetto in subtle dissonance to the affluent lifestyle of the well-endowed in society; it also tickles the reader on some of the beauties enjoyed in the ghetto, despite the odds. But these ghetto chronicles as infused into the story however, are NOT meant to underrate slum dwellers or disrespect the affluence of the rich.
Another major spotlight on which this book is written is to promote interracial synchronicity hence; it is intertwined with bits of many varied but vivid cultures of various continents, more importantly, Afro-Caribbean cultures which are very conspicuous throughout the book. The excessive use of the African and Caribbean culture is NOT to incite eerie memories of slave trade or overestimate African and Caribbean ethos over other continents. Ideally, the figurative use of African and Caribbean ethos in the book is to create stronger relations between the two continents, thus, a dense bond between Ghana and Jamaica are employed in the book to acknowledge the two continents – Africa and the Caribbean respectively.
Besides, the key rationale behind the birth of this book is to rejuvenate and promote African Literature in Ghana as well as on the African continent at large. Though African Literature has over the years immensely influenced other continents, it is very uncommon to find the younger generation having a keen involvement in African folklore. Only a handful of the younger African generation has interest in promoting literature on the continent; and even with the few who have the interest of promoting African Literature get fatigued on the way and pull out because they do not seem to get the necessary attention or commendation from within. Sometimes, their family folks who should rather assist them and guide them to brand African folklore in a suitable way for world consumption rather chastise them woozily. Instead of being “guardian angels” for these young folks, some of these family members tend to be “family police” against these young advocates who try to keep Africa’s vivid culture aglow. With huge influence of the Western Culture on the African continent, many of the younger generation who hold dear in their hearts sane African values are often misunderstood and seen as archaic in their ideologies and African ways of living; and in their quest to promote the POSITIVES of African culture are tagged voodooists or occultists.
In effect, the good African values, which were once guiding tools that shaped the lifestyle of the African child have been rubbished to nothing! Thus, this book – LOVE MYELITIS – is an emergence of a new revolution of SANE AFRICAN LITERATURE. Furthermore, this nonfiction is NOT to demonize or ridicule anybody involved or related to the book. Many of us have diverse love tales, hidden in us; some take the challenge to recount it to the world while others take it to their graves. But for me, I have found it necessary to tell the world about my love tale. Though some of the ordeals I have gone through may be nebulous, perhaps, somebody somewhere, I believe, may have a more intriguing love tale than mine – told or untold. It is my fervent hope and prayer that this book would serve all of its purpose. This is my story!!!
*Book Title| LOVE MYELITIS
*Author| ELORM BEENIE
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© Copyright 2010
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Cage YouR TeeTH (Part 19)
This particular scenario was supposed to be Part 18 but while I was about to type it all from my keyboard, that "deaf & dumb" man came my way in the cyber cafe I had to squeeze his 'drama' through before the fun melt in me.....
So I was with my Syto College guys in the ghetto yesterday putting our Cedis and Pesewas together for a 'Spaghetti Slurp' with Sardine & Shitor (gravy) - a mini cook/eat out party - then mum called. She'd arrived in Ho so she called me to come meet up with her at the Bus Station to help her with luggage. I got into a taxi to catch up with her. Halfway through the journey, a nice-looking lady of my ilk stopped the taxi and joined too. She wore clothing clothing but all were very skimpy; clad in that kinda multi-color dresscode known as MISMATCH. The details of her clothing I wouldn't describe much but all I can say is that her clothes hugged her fine body so well anyone could envisage all her "private feminine landscapes". Even though I advised myself not to watch, her body fragrance pulled me like magnet I kept stealing repeated looks at her which she watched pedestrians from the vehicle - on her side.
In about 2 minutes she arrived at her destination and ordered the cabbie to stop; while she was getting out of he taxi I errr MISTAKENLY turned to look at her and I saw "things that the President of my country wouldn't like to see sitting in a taxi". I saw "FREE-dependence and democraZy" materials...She was wearing what you already know. Thanks my mum came on time. Hmmm....WHEN WILL THESE GHANAIAN LADIES EVER STOP GIVING ME FREE-CINEMATIC-SCENES. Ohooo, forgive me Father God.!!!
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CaGe YouR TeeTH (Part 21)
Barely 2 days ago, Joy 99.7fm carried asking Ghanaian women what they wanted their men to do for them, in relationship/marriage - so as to keep them in ''tune'' with their men. Hmmm, I wouldn't say this and that answers were given but I'd rather make it simple here below...
*WESTERN WOMEN (Europe, Asia, America etc): What could easily keep them in tune with their man OR maybe make them fall in love with a man could just be... 1) a simple massage 2) HELPING them in their shopping or 3) a help around their hobby 4) Paint the house for them 5) help her with laundry 6) cook a meal for her parents
BUT IN GHANA.....
GENERALLY, before you can win the heart of a typical Ghanaian lady...1) You have to buy her a new mobile phone + internet access + camera shot + memorycard to house enough music 2) You have to carry the cost of her make-up kit + wardrobe/footwear gallery 3)You have to buy her Fast Food OR take her to Frankies, Papaye, Accra Mall (Barcelos) to make an order of Fried Rice + Chicken OR Banku with Grilled Tilapia + Decorated veggies & grounded pepper/shitor, or perhaps she'll go with Banku + Okro soup with Crabs/Salmon/Oysters with some Elliot whisky/Henessy 4)You would have to charter a taxi for her any she's leaving your place and bare all the cost OR you'd have to pay for her taxi fare (chartered) and worst of all is 65) YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS TRANSFER CALL CREDITS TO HER PHONE.
If you can't do any of the above for a typical Ghanaian lady, FORGET IT. She'll not even pick your calls before listen to the "funny words" you want to convince her with. Okay, I'm waiting for my Ghanaian ladies to come with a rebuttal against this note OR brand me a liar. Have a smiley Friday y'all :)))
Story: ELORM BEENIE
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